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omen’s soccer head coach Megan Remec gets a water bath after winning the RMAC tournament championship.

Best of the best

Dane Campbell and Matt Majewski May 8, 2024

It was another year of excellence for Maverick athletics. Along with dominating the RMAC, many teams and athletes participated in the NCAA postseason. These are the four athletes and coaches we think...

Appreciate your professors more

Appreciate your professors more

Dane Campbell May 8, 2024

Being a professor is oftentimes an underpaid and thankless job. Professors spend an average of six extra years becoming an expert on their topic, tens of thousands dollars spent towards a master’s...

Scarily amazing

Scarily amazing

Dane Campbell April 24, 2024

One day, I was surfing through Netflix looking for a good scare when I stumbled upon a horror movie I had admittedly had low expectations for. It ended up blowing my mind and I spent the next couple...

CMU women’s team rodeo team member. competes in the barrel racing event, where they run a pattern around the obstacles. 
Wylee Mitchell has the second most total points in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.

Rodeo puts on a show

Dane Campbell April 22, 2024

The Maverick rodeo team put on quite the show during their annual Maverick Stampede. McKenna Clingman finished first and led the women during their overall team win while Kayden Anderson won the men’s...

Seven years sharing perspectives

Seven years sharing perspectives

Dane Campbell April 13, 2024

Tomlinson’s Library’s Cultural Cafe series continued with a presentation on the Peace Corps from a handful of university faculty. In total, there were seven faculty members who discussed their experiences...

Two rodeo athletes work on their roping technique during a team practice.
After rising into the top-10 last season for the first time in program history, the women's rodeo team 
ascended to a #1 national ranking at the end of March.

Riding high

Dane Campbell April 9, 2024

The Maverick women’s rodeo team achieved a mark in March that only a handful of Colorado Mesa University (CMU) teams can lay claim to: a #1 ranking in the country. With the ranking, they join some...

Women place fifth at nationals

Women place fifth at nationals

Dane Campbell March 25, 2024

The women’s wrestling team added another successful season to their program’s storied history. After an 11-5 season and a second consecutive regional championship, the team finished with six All-American...

Blanketing the community

Blanketing the community

Dane Campbell March 14, 2024

In a heartwarming display of community spirit, student volunteers came together today to create over 50 handmade blankets for hospitalized local children. Members from Colorado Mesa University’s (CMU)...

From setback to surge

From setback to surge

Dane Campbell March 13, 2024

Sitting at 6-0 earlier this year, the Maverick wrestling team looked to be in perfect position to once again dominate the conference and make some national noise. Despite their youth, they held onto a...

Dining with Dane: Jimmy'z Hamburgers

Dining with Dane: Jimmy’z Hamburgers

Dane Campbell February 29, 2024

Jimmy’z Hamburgers is a respectable local burger joint that students and faculty should give a shot. Jimmy’z has been operating in Grand Junction for over 25 years and they decorate their interior...

A prestigious benchmark

A prestigious benchmark

Dane Campbell February 29, 2024

The Davis School of Business can soon say that they are in the top 6% of schools worldwide. Since becoming head of the Business Department last fall, Dr. Carlos Baldo has worked to ensure that the school...

Art moves forward

Art moves forward

Dane Campbell February 27, 2024

The new theatre is well on its way, as students can observe when near the southwest part of campus. Towering over the nearby fine arts building and Dominguez Hall, the new theatre is designed to better...

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